"the village of Cortona in Tuscany. Gemma Serpenti and the Dutch violinist and conductor, André Rieu founded the Maastricht Salon Orchestra (MSO) in 1978. In the beginning, André Rieu performing small classical crossover concerts with MSO. But the group has served as the vehicle for Rieu's increasingly ambitious ideas since its founding. In 1987 André changed the MSO into the Johann Strauss Orchestra to continue with Waltz music. On the occasion of Rieu's first concert with the orchestra, on January 1, 1988, there were 12 musicians. By 2008 that had expanded to 43, and by the mid-2010s the group might"
"the first half of 2009, André Rieu was the world’s most successful male touring artist, according to ""Billboard"" magazine. Rieu records both DVD and CD repertoire at his own studios in Maastricht in a wide range of classical, popular, and folk music, as well as thematic music from well-known soundtracks and musical theatre. His lively orchestral presentations, in tandem with effective marketing, have attracted worldwide audiences to this emergent subgenre of classical music. In addition to two World Music Awards, Rieu's recordings have gone gold and platinum in many countries, including 8-times Platinum in the Netherlands. Television is also an"
"And the Waltz Goes On And the Waltz Goes On is a studio album by Dutch violinist André Rieu which features Christchurch soprano Hayley Westenra on the last track, ""Dreaming of New Zealand"". The album was released worldwide on 31 October 2011. It presents waltzes from around the world, including a ""Valse Triste"" (sad waltz) from Finland, a miniature waltz ""La petite Valse"" from France, a popular waltz tune that began life in Germany. The album is centered on a waltz composed by Welsh actor Anthony Hopkins. The waltz, called ""And the Waltz Goes On"" was composed by Hopkins in"
"got the honor of ""Classic FM Album Of The Year in association with MasterCard"" from Classic Brit Awards 2012. And the Waltz Goes On And the Waltz Goes On is a studio album by Dutch violinist André Rieu which features Christchurch soprano Hayley Westenra on the last track, ""Dreaming of New Zealand"". The album was released worldwide on 31 October 2011. It presents waltzes from around the world, including a ""Valse Triste"" (sad waltz) from Finland, a miniature waltz ""La petite Valse"" from France, a popular waltz tune that began life in Germany. The album is centered on a waltz"
"sister (Gaby Buirma-Rieu). Rieu's father was conductor of the Maastricht Symphony Orchestra. Showing early promise, André began studying violin at the age of five. From a very early age, he developed a fascination with orchestra. He studied violin at the Conservatoire Royal in Liège and at the Conservatorium Maastricht, (1968–1973), studying under Jo Juda and Herman Krebbers. From 1974 to 1977, he attended the Music Academy in Brussels, studying with André Gertler. He completed his training with the distinction ""Premier Prix"" from the Royal Conservatory of Brussels. He married Marjorie Kochmann in 1975. She has been a language teacher and"
"the time the Orchestra first toured Europe, there emerged a renewed interest in waltz music. The revival began in the Netherlands and was ignited by their recording of the ""Second Waltz"" from Shostakovich's ""Suite for Variety Orchestra"". As a result, Rieu became known as the modern ""Waltz King"", a title originally bestowed upon Johann Strauss II. Rieu and his orchestra have performed throughout Europe, in North America, Japan, and Australia. Winning a number of awards including two World Music Awards, their recordings have gone gold and platinum in many countries, including 8-times Platinum in the Netherlands. Rieu records both DVD"
"Teo Gheorghiu Teo Gheorghiu is a Swiss-Canadian pianist and actor, born on August 12, 1992 in Männedorf in Canton of Zürich, Switzerland from Romanian and Canadian parents. In 2004 he played the main character in Vitus, released in 2006. For this role he was presented with an Undine Award in Baden, Austria for the best male debut in 2007. He started playing the piano at the age of 5 with Daniel Höxter. He studied with William Fong at the Purcell School, a music boarding school in London, from 2001 to 2010. He studied with Gary Graffman at the Curtis Institute"
"at the University of Strasbourg in April 2005, on the occasion of the Cultural Action Days. The Israeli pianist Gilead Mishory has played some extracts of this work in concert in Germany and Japan. Michel Rateau Michel Rateau (born 4 September 1938 in Paris, France) is a French composer. Michel Rateau began studying solfège and piano at the age of five at Notre Dame de France in Vanves, France. At the same age, he composed his first work in his parent's kitchen using everyday objects. Rateau attended a number of music courses throughout his childhood, studying under Sister Marie-Laurent up"
"Virgil Mihaiu Virgil Mihaiu (born June 28, 1951 in Cluj, Romania) is a Romanian writer, jazz critic, diplomat, jazz aesthetics professor, polyglot, and performer. He was co-founder and the first director of the Romanian Cultural Institute in Lisbon, and served as minister-counselor at the Romanian embassy in Portugal. Virgil Mihaiu graduated from the Faculty of Letters at Babeș-Bolyai University in 1974, after studying English and German, as well as Spanish and Portuguese. Between 1971 and 1983, he was on the editorial staff of ""Echinox"", a cultural magazine. In 1981, he became a member of the Writers' Union of Romania. Between"
"from my Heart 2004 André Rieu CD-DVD Der Fliegende Holländer 2003 André Rieu CD-DVD Romantic Paradise André Rieu CD Live in Tuscany 2002 CD Tudo Muda Lieder von Flávio Oliveira 2001 CD A Boiuna Opern von Walter-Schulz Portoalegre 1996 CD Erudito I Lieder von R. Gnattali, M. Furtado, A. Garritano Carla Maffioletti Carla Maffioletti (born c.1980 in Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil) is a Brazilian/Italian opera singer. Born in Brazil, Maffioletti shares both Italian and Brazilian nationalities. She began her singing career under the guidance of the Brazilian soprano Neyde Thomas and Classical Guitar at UFRGS University in"
"Franz Anton Ries Franz Anton Xaverius Ries (November 10, 1755 – November 1, 1846) was a German violinist. His father Johann Ries (1723–1784) was court trumpeter to the Elector of Cologne in Bonn. Ries was born in Bonn, and studied under J.P. Salomon. He was a child prodigy, and was concertmaster of the Kurfürstlichen Hoforchester in Vienna. He spent most of his life in Bonn, though he had success in his early years in Vienna as both a solo violinist and in quartets. One of his students in Bonn was the young Beethoven. He was given an appointment by Elector"
"Franz Ries Franz Ries (Berlin, 7 April 1846 – Naumburg, 20 January 1932) was a Romantic German violinist and composer, son of Hubert Ries. He studied at the Paris Conservatory. He also worked in the publishing business. His talent formed under the direction of his father and in the Paris Conservatory under the violinist Joseph Massart, but after a short, brilliant career, he abandoned it suffering under a nerve problem, and settled in Dresden as a music retailer in 1875, where he still occasionally composed and performed on the violin. Then, from 1884 until his death, he lived as a"
"Richard Verreau Richard Verreau, (January 1, 1926 – July 6, 2005) was a French-Canadian operatic tenor, particularly associated with the French and Italian repertories. Born Richard Verreault, in Chateau-Richer, near Québec City, he began singing as a child in church choir. He studied at the Laval University with Émile Larochelle. In 1949, on a Quebec government scholarship, he went to Paris and studied with Raoul Jobin. He made his debut at the Opéra de Lyon in 1951, where he sang the lead tenor roles in ""Lakmé"", ""Manon"", ""Mireille"", and ""Les pêcheurs de perles"". In Europe, Verreau performed in Belgium, Italy,"
"Mihaiu has performed his poetry in Ireland, Scotland, Romania, England, Austria, USA, Serbia, Germany, Northern Ireland, Hungary, France, Croatia, and at the Lisbon World Exhibition. Mihaiu produced the regular ""Eseu Jazz"" broadcast on Radio Cluj and CD Radio Napoca and the ""Jazzorelief TV"" broadcast. He has also served as a producer of cultural programs on Romania’s Public Television channels (TVR1, TVR2, TVR Cultural, TVR International, TVR3). Virgil Mihaiu has had works included in the following poetry anthologies: Virgil Mihaiu Virgil Mihaiu (born June 28, 1951 in Cluj, Romania) is a Romanian writer, jazz critic, diplomat, jazz aesthetics professor, polyglot, and"
"André Vida André Vida (born 1974) is Hungarian-American saxophonist, lyricist, avant-garde musician and experimental composer based in Berlin. Vida has been on the forefront of several major developments in experimental music, including his membership in Anthony Braxton’s original Ghost Trance Ensemble, as founding member of New York collective the CTIA, performances with The Tower Recordings and subsequent ‘freak folk’ groups. In 1995 Vida moved to New York City and co-founded the Creative Trans-Informational Alliance Presents (CTIA) with Brandon Evans and Dominique Eade. In 2001 Vida moved to Berlin and soon after launched the ""Kreuzberg suite,"" a once a week concert"
"Angèle Dubeau Angèle Dubeau, (born March 24, 1962) is a Canadian violinist. Born in Saint-Norbert, Quebec, Dubeau is a graduate and First Prize winner of the Conservatoire de musique du Québec à Montréal. She studied at the Juilliard School of Music with Dorothy DeLay and later went to Romania to work with Ştefan Gheorghiu. Since that time, Dubeau has been regarded as one of Canada's most prominent classical performing artists. She has performed in concert halls in more than 25 countries and won several important international competitions. In addition, she has sold more than 300,000 records as a solo classical"
"Sandrine Piau Sandrine Piau (born 5 June 1965) is a French opera soprano. Born in Issy-les-Moulineaux, she originally trained as a harpist, she studied voice at the Collège Lamartine and the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique du Paris. She is best known for her roles in Baroque opera, having worked with William Christie at the Aix-en-Provence Festival. She collaborated with many of the leading European conductors of the Baroque revival, including Marc Minkowski, Philippe Herreweghe, Paul McCreesh, Alan Curtis, Christophe Rousset, René Jacobs, and Fabio Biondi. She took part in the project of Ton Koopman and the Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra"
"""It's My Life"", and finished in 13th place with 65 points at the end of the contest. A week later, on 25 May 2013, he performed alongside Andrea Bocelli and Angela Gheorghiu at Bocelli's concert in Romania at the Romexpo, which led to a collaboration with Vangelis. In 2018, He auditioned for the UK X Factor. Florin Cezar Ouatu Florin Cezar Ouatu (; born 18 February 1980) is a Romanian opera countertenor, singer and pianist, sometimes known by the stage nicknames ""Cezar The Voice [Vocea]"" or simply ""Cezar"". Son of the late flautist and former teacher at Mozarteum University of"
"Valentin Gheorghiu Valentin Gheorghiu (; born 21 March 1928) is a Romanian classical pianist and composer. Gheorghiu was born in Galaţi, Romania in 1928. He was first a pupil of Constanța Erbiceanu at the Bucharest Academy of Music and then of Lazare Lévy at the Conservatoire National de Musique in Paris, France. He is one of the leading Romanian pianists of the twentieth century. He was member of the Romanian Trio, together with Ştefan Gheorghiu and Radu Aldulescu. At the first edition of the George Enescu International Competition in 1958, he won the first prize for the best performance of"
"co-owner of the company R. & Erler Berlin. Franz Ries Franz Ries (Berlin, 7 April 1846 – Naumburg, 20 January 1932) was a Romantic German violinist and composer, son of Hubert Ries. He studied at the Paris Conservatory. He also worked in the publishing business. His talent formed under the direction of his father and in the Paris Conservatory under the violinist Joseph Massart, but after a short, brilliant career, he abandoned it suffering under a nerve problem, and settled in Dresden as a music retailer in 1875, where he still occasionally composed and performed on the violin. Then, from"
"Sandrine Cantoreggi Sandrine Marie Adèle Cantoreggi (born 1969) is a Luxembourg violinist who has gained an international reputation, performing both at home and abroad as a soloist with orchestras and in recitals. She also teaches the violin at the Conservatoire de Luxembourg. Cantoreggi acquired Luxembourg nationality in February 2005. Born on 29 May 1969 in Bègles, near Bordeaux, France, Sandrine Cantoreggi was educated at the Luxembourg Conservatoire. After studying with French violinist Pierre Amoyal in Paris and with Roman Nodel in Germany, she became the last person to study under the Belgian violinist, Carlo Van Neste. Cantoreggi completed her studies"
"Antoine Aureche & Desireless: Antoine Aureche Antoine Aureche aka Valfeu (born 4 December 1981) is a French musician: guitarist, singer, composer, electro producer and video maker. He is mainly known for his duet with Desireless, French pop star of the 80s (""Voyage, Voyage""). His work is a bridge between different worlds: from classical music to electro & pop, through progressive, symphonic, dark & experimental music. Influenced by bands such as King Crimson, Gentle Giant and Robert Wyatt, he created at the end of the 90s his first band, Thork, and produced a first album (Urdoxa, 2000). In 2006, Antoine Aureche"
"Werchter, Belgium 2006 -extracts : ""la vida tombola"", Paléo Festival Nyon, Switzerland 2008 -extracts : ""Romerito verde"", Perm, Russia 2011 -extracts : ""Mr Bobby"", ""dia luna dia pena"" , Paléo Festival Nyon, Switzerland 2012 -extracts : live Bogota, Colombia 2012 Manu Chao Manu Chao (; born José-Manuel Thomas Arthur Chao, June 21, 1961) is a French musician of Spanish descent. He sings in French, Spanish, English, Italian, Arabic, Catalan, Galician, Portuguese, Greek and occasionally in other languages. Chao began his musical career in Paris, busking and playing with groups such as Hot Pants and Los Carayos, which combined a variety"
"Jorge Saade Jorge Saade (born in Guayaquil, Ecuador; full name: Jorge Saade-Scaff) is violinist. Saade is a ""Gold Medal"" graduate of the ""Antonio Neumane"" National Conservatory of Music. He is a ""Cum Laude"" graduate from the University of Miami where he received his bachelor's degree in Music. He holds a Master of Music Degree from The Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C., where he studied with violinist and pedagogue Robert Gerle. He was accepted at the Mozarteum Institute in Salzburg, Austria, where he studied with violin virtuoso Ruggiero Ricci. He is of Lebanese background. In 2002 together with renowned"
"Antoine Aureche Antoine Aureche aka Valfeu (born 4 December 1981) is a French musician: guitarist, singer, composer, electro producer and video maker. He is mainly known for his duet with Desireless, French pop star of the 80s (""Voyage, Voyage""). His work is a bridge between different worlds: from classical music to electro & pop, through progressive, symphonic, dark & experimental music. Influenced by bands such as King Crimson, Gentle Giant and Robert Wyatt, he created at the end of the 90s his first band, Thork, and produced a first album (Urdoxa, 2000). In 2006, Antoine Aureche created his acoustic project"
"tribute to the victims of the November 2015 Paris attacks. Edgar Moreau Edgar Moreau (born 3 April 1994) is a French classical cellist. Moreau was born in Paris on 3 April 1994. He began studying the cello at age four with Carlos Beyris as well as the piano, instrument for which he obtained his First Prize at the in 2010. After following the teaching of Xavier Gagnepain, he continued his studies at the Conservatoire de Paris in the class of Philippe Muller in cello and Claire Désert for chamber music. At the age of 15, he won the Young Soloist"
"and during May 2017 at ""The Jazz Room"", Waterloo, Ontario, ""Al Green Theatre"" in Toronto and at ""Conservatoire de Musique du Québec"" in Montréal. Teo Milea Teo Milea (born April 21, 1982, Chișineu-Criș, Arad County, Romania) is a Romanian pianist and composer. He lives in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. He began playing the piano at the age of 6 at the Music Lyceum ""Sabin Dragoi"" in Arad, and he graduated the Faculty of Music at the West University of Timișoara in 2005. After graduating he joined several jazz bands, such as ""Horea Crișovan Quartet"" or ""The Trumpet Sound"", together with whom"
"André Mathieu André Mathieu (18 February 19292 June 1968) was a Canadian pianist and composer. Mathieu was born René André Rodolphe Mathieu on 18 February 1929 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, in the parish of Saint-Jacques-le-Majeur to father Rodolphe Mathieu and mother Wilhemine Gagnon-Mathieu. His father was a music teacher and composer, and his mother a cellist and teacher. Mathieu was fascinated by the world of music from an early age, and received his first music lessons from his father. Mathieu as a child was unusually precocious. He spoke his first words at the age of 4 months and took his"
"André Manoukian André Manoukian (born 9 April 1957) is a French songwriter, arranger, jazz musician, and actor. Since 2002, he is also one of the four judges in the French version of Pop Idol, ""Nouvelle Star"". Born in Lyon, France, Manoukian is of Armenian descent. He began playing the piano when he was seven years old. Later, when he was a student, he sold organs in a shop to earn money. At 20, he studied music at the Berklee College of Music in Boston. After the basics he studied musical composition, arrangement and harmony. Upon returning to France Manoukian started"
"Vittorio Rieti Vittorio Rieti (; January 28, 1898 – February 19, 1994) was a Jewish-Italian composer. Born in Alexandria, Egypt, Rieti moved to Milan to study economics. He subsequently studied in Rome under Respighi and Casella, and lived there until 1940. In 1925, he temporarily moved to Paris and composed music for George Balanchine's ballet for Diaghilev's Ballets Russes, ""Barabau"". He met his wife in Alexandria, Egypt. He was a cousin of actor Vittorio Rietti. He emigrated to the United States in 1940, becoming a naturalized American citizen on the 1st of June 1944. He taught at the Peabody Conservatory"
"Jean-Rodolphe Kars Jean-Rodolphe Kars (born 1947) is an Indian-born French pianist of Austrian Jewish origin, who became catholic priest and belongs to the catholic Emmanuel Community. The parents of Jean-Rodolphe Kars were both Viennese Jews who had fled Austria after the Anschluss in 1938. They met in Calcutta, India, where Gustav Kars (himself born in 1913 in Shanghai) met Mila, a qualified doctor (who had volunteered to work in a Red Cross hospital after being widowed in New Zealand). Jean-Rodolphe - Gustav's first child and Mila's second - was born in 1947. Deciding that Europe would offer their children the"
"François Girard François Girard (born January 12, 1963) is a French-Canadian director and screenwriter. Born in Quebec, Girard's career began on the Montreal art video circuit. In 1990, he produced his first feature film, ""Cargo""; he attained international recognition following his 1993 ""Thirty Two Short Films About Glenn Gould"", a series of vignettes about the life of piano prodigy Glenn Gould. In 1998, he wrote and directed ""The Red Violin"", which follows the ownership of a red violin over several centuries. ""The Red Violin"" won an Academy Award for Best Original Score, thirteen Genie Awards and nine Jutra Awards. He"
"in addition to the archives a library, a museum, research facilities, an education centre, and a concert hall. Arvo Pärt Arvo Pärt (; born 11 September 1935) is an Estonian composer of classical and religious music. Since the late 1970s, Pärt has worked in a minimalist style that employs his self-invented compositional technique, tintinnabuli. Pärt's music is in part inspired by Gregorian chant. His most performed works include ""Fratres"" (1977), ""Spiegel im Spiegel"" (1978), and ""Für Alina"" (1976). Since 2011 Pärt has been the most performed living composer in the world. Pärt was born in Paide, Järva County, Estonia and"